hurry vs wait

hurry

verb
  • To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. 

  • Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something. 

  • To cause to be done quickly. 

  • To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. 

  • To do things quickly. 

  • To put: to convey coal in the mine, e.g. from the working to the tramway. 

noun
  • Rushed action. 

  • Urgency. 

  • an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play. 

  • A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation. 

wait

verb
  • To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness. 

  • To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence. 

  • To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment. 

intj
  • Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment. 

noun
  • A delay. 

  • An ambush. 

  • Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. 

How often have the words hurry and wait occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )